Ill STAT. 1996 PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 SEC. 2816. FIRE PROTECTION AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROTEC- TION AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND. (a) PLAN. —Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to address the requirements for fire protection services and hazardous materials protection services at Fort Meade, Maryland, including the National Security Agency at Fort Meade, as identified in the preparedness evaluation report of the Army Corps of Engineers regarding Fort Meade. (b) ELEMENTS. — The plan shall include the following: (1) A schedule for the implementation of the plan. (2) A detailed list of funding options available to provide centrally located modern facilities and equipment to meet current requirements for fire protection services and hazardous materials protection services at Fort Meade. Subtitle C—Defense Base Closure and Realignment SEC. 2821. CONSIDERATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AS SITES FOR NEW FEDERAL FACILITIES. (a) 1988 LAW. —Section 204(b)(5) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out "subparagraph (B)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subparagraphs (B) and (C)"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(C)(i) Before acquiring non-Federal real property as the location for a new or replacement Federal facility of any type, the head of the Federal agency acquiring the property shall consult with the Secretary regarding the feasibility and cost advantages of using Federal property or facilities at a military installation closed or realigned or to be closed or realigned under this title as the location for the new or replacement facility. In considering the availability and suitability of a specific military installation, the Secretary and the head of the Federal agency involved shall obtain the concurrence of the redevelopment authority with respect to the installation and comply with the redevelopment plan for the installation. Reports. "(ii) Not later than 30 days after acquiring non-Federal real property as the location for a new or replacement Federal facility, the head of the Federal agency acquiring the property shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the consultation under clause (i) and the reasons why military installations referred to in such clause that are located within the area to be served by the new or replacement Federal facility or within a 200-mile radius of the new or replacement facility, whichever area is greater, were considered to be unsuitable or unavailable for the site of the new or replacement facility. Applicability. " (iii) This subparagraph shall apply during the period beginning Effective date. on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization dSr^*'° Act for Fiscal Year 1998 and ending on July 31, 2001.".
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